Financing Energy Efficiency Measures for Residential Building Stock : Scaling Up Energy Efficiency in Buildings in the Western Balkans

dc.creatorKalkum, Bernd
dc.date2014-09-10T21:07:50Z
dc.date2014-09-10T21:07:50Z
dc.date2014-05
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T00:54:39Z
dc.descriptionWithin the Western Balkans region, a secure energy supply is critical to sustaining economic growth. Currently, the region relies heavily on imported hydrocarbons and maintains high energy intensity relative to Gross Domestic Product, or GDP. This places a huge burden on companies, which require affordable and reliable infrastructure services to be competitive; the public sector, which spends significant budgetary resources on energy; and households, which have to pay a high portion of their income for energy services. As energy pricing is further rationalized, a higher burden will be placed on all sectors, especially poorer households. The residential sector is a significant energy consumer. Its share of total final energy consumption ranges from 28 percent to 32 percent (compared with the EU average of 27 percent). Fairly simple renovations such as insulation, heating system upgrades, and improvements to windows and lighting could reduce consumption in this sector by some 9 percent, with payback periods generally less than 8 years. Such improvements could help ease the impact of future tariff increases while helping reduce the region's projected energy supply and demand gap.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/05/19790587/scaling-up-energy-efficiency-buildings-western-balkans-financing-energy-efficiency-measures-residential-building-stock-guidance-note
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/20044
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/20044
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/412819
dc.languageEnglish
dc.languageen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank Group, Washington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCESS TO FINANCING
dc.subjectACCESS TO INFORMATION
dc.subjectADMINISTRATIVE BURDEN
dc.subjectAFFORDABILITY
dc.subjectAFFORDABLE FINANCING
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL SECTOR
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL SECTORS
dc.subjectAIR
dc.subjectAIR POLLUTION
dc.subjectAIR QUALITY
dc.subjectALLOWANCES
dc.subjectANNUAL EMISSIONS
dc.subjectAPPLIANCE STANDARDS
dc.subjectAPPLICATION PROCEDURES
dc.subjectAPPROACH
dc.subjectAVAILABILITY
dc.subjectBANK FINANCING
dc.subjectBANK LENDING
dc.subjectBANK LOANS
dc.subjectBARRIERS TO ENERGY EFFICIENCY
dc.subjectBIOMASS
dc.subjectBOILERS
dc.subjectBORROWING
dc.subjectBUILDING MATERIALS
dc.subjectCARBON
dc.subjectCASH FLOW
dc.subjectCASH FLOWS
dc.subjectCITIES
dc.subjectCLEAN ENERGY
dc.subjectCLIMATE
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectCLIMATE-CHANGE
dc.subjectCO
dc.subjectCO2
dc.subjectCOAL
dc.subjectCOGENERATION
dc.subjectCOLLATERAL
dc.subjectCOMMERCIAL BANK
dc.subjectCOMMERCIAL BANKS
dc.subjectCOMPACT FLUORESCENT BULBS
dc.subjectCONDENSATION
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION OF ENERGY
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION OF FUEL
dc.subjectCOOPERATIVES
dc.subjectCOST-BENEFIT
dc.subjectCREDIT LINE
dc.subjectCREDIT LINES
dc.subjectCREDITWORTHINESS
dc.subjectCROSS-SUBSIDIES
dc.subjectCUSTOMER BASE
dc.subjectCUSTOMER BASES
dc.subjectDISPOSABLE INCOME
dc.subjectDISTRICT HEATING
dc.subjectDUST
dc.subjectECONOMIC ACTIVITY
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectEDUCATED CONSUMERS
dc.subjectEFFICIENT LIGHTING
dc.subjectELECTRIC HEATERS
dc.subjectELECTRICITY
dc.subjectELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectELECTRICITY PRICES
dc.subjectELECTRICITY PRODUCTION
dc.subjectELECTRICITY TARIFF
dc.subjectELIGIBLE APPLICANTS
dc.subjectEMISSION
dc.subjectEMISSIONS
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectENERGY AUDIT
dc.subjectENERGY AUDITING
dc.subjectENERGY BALANCE
dc.subjectENERGY BILLS
dc.subjectENERGY CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectENERGY COST SAVINGS
dc.subjectENERGY COSTS
dc.subjectENERGY EFFICIENCY
dc.subjectENERGY EFFICIENCY FINANCE
dc.subjectENERGY EFFICIENCY INVESTMENTS
dc.subjectENERGY EFFICIENCY MEASURES
dc.subjectENERGY IMPORTS
dc.subjectENERGY PRICING
dc.subjectENERGY SAVINGS
dc.subjectENERGY SECURITY
dc.subjectENERGY SERVICE COMPANY
dc.subjectENERGY SERVICES
dc.subjectENERGY SOURCES
dc.subjectENERGY SUBSIDIES
dc.subjectENERGY SUPPLY
dc.subjectENERGY USE
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
dc.subjectEQUIPMENT SUPPLIERS
dc.subjectEQUITY CONTRIBUTIONS
dc.subjectFINANCES
dc.subjectFINANCIAL ANALYSIS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL CRISIS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL INCENTIVES
dc.subjectFINANCIAL INSTITUTION
dc.subjectFINANCIAL INSTRUMENT
dc.subjectFINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL MECHANISMS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SUPPORT
dc.subjectFINANCIAL TOOLS
dc.subjectFOSSIL
dc.subjectFOSSIL FUEL
dc.subjectFOSSIL FUELS
dc.subjectGAS BOILERS
dc.subjectGAS PRICES
dc.subjectGHGS
dc.subjectGLOBAL ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectGLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY
dc.subjectGREY MARKET
dc.subjectGUARANTEE SCHEMES
dc.subjectHARMFUL EMISSIONS
dc.subjectHEAT
dc.subjectHEAT GENERATION
dc.subjectHEAT METERING
dc.subjectHEAT METERS
dc.subjectHEAT PRODUCTION
dc.subjectHEAT PUMPS
dc.subjectHEAT RECOVERY
dc.subjectHEAT SUPPLY
dc.subjectHEAT TRANSFER
dc.subjectHEATING ENERGY
dc.subjectHEATING SYSTEM
dc.subjectHEATING SYSTEMS
dc.subjectHIGH ENERGY INTENSITY
dc.subjectHIGHER ENERGY PRICES
dc.subjectHOME IMPROVEMENTS
dc.subjectHOMEOWNER
dc.subjectHOMEOWNERS
dc.subjectHOT WATER
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOMES
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectHOUSING
dc.subjectHYDROCARBONS
dc.subjectIMPORTS
dc.subjectINCOME GROUPS
dc.subjectINCOME HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectINEQUALITIES
dc.subjectINTEREST RATE
dc.subjectINTEREST RATES
dc.subjectINVESTMENT DECISIONS
dc.subjectINVESTMENTS IN ENERGY
dc.subjectJOB CREATION
dc.subjectJOB OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectJOBS
dc.subjectLACK OF ACCESS
dc.subjectLACK OF AWARENESS
dc.subjectLACK OF INFORMATION
dc.subjectLACK OF KNOWLEDGE
dc.subjectLOAN
dc.subjectLOAN AMOUNT
dc.subjectLOAN GUARANTEE
dc.subjectLOAN GUARANTEES
dc.subjectLOCAL ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectLOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectLOWER PRICES
dc.subjectMARKET PENETRATION
dc.subjectNATURAL GAS
dc.subjectNOX
dc.subjectOIL
dc.subjectOIL EQUIVALENT
dc.subjectOUTREACH
dc.subjectPEAK LOADS
dc.subjectPENALTIES
dc.subjectPENETRATION RATES
dc.subjectPOLLUTANTS
dc.subjectPOWER
dc.subjectPOWER SYSTEMS
dc.subjectPRIVATIZATION
dc.subjectPROPERTY RIGHTS
dc.subjectPUBLIC EDUCATION
dc.subjectPUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP
dc.subjectREAL ESTATE
dc.subjectRENEWABLE ENERGY
dc.subjectRENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
dc.subjectREPAYMENT
dc.subjectRESIDENTIAL BUILDING
dc.subjectRESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
dc.subjectRESIDENTIAL CONSUMERS
dc.subjectRESIDENTIAL ENERGY
dc.subjectRESIDENTIAL ENERGY USE
dc.subjectRESIDENTIAL SECTORS
dc.subjectRETROFITTING
dc.subjectREVOLVING FUND
dc.subjectREVOLVING FUNDS
dc.subjectSELF-FINANCING
dc.subjectSO2
dc.subjectSOFT LOANS
dc.subjectSOLAR SYSTEMS
dc.subjectSOLAR THERMAL
dc.subjectSOLAR THERMAL COLLECTORS
dc.subjectSOLAR WATER HEATERS
dc.subjectSOLAR WATER HEATING
dc.subjectSOLAR WATER HEATING SYSTEMS
dc.subjectSUPPLY SIDE
dc.subjectTARGETED SUBSIDIES
dc.subjectTAX CODE
dc.subjectTAX CREDIT
dc.subjectTAX CREDITS
dc.subjectTAX PAYMENTS
dc.subjectTAX REBATE
dc.subjectTAX REDUCTIONS
dc.subjectTECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectTECHNICAL SUPPORT
dc.subjectTEMPERATURE
dc.subjectUNION
dc.subjectURBAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectUTILITIES
dc.subjectUTILITY BILL
dc.subjectUTILITY BILLS
dc.subjectUTILITY PROGRAMS
dc.subjectVOLUNTARY AGREEMENTS
dc.subjectWATER HEATING
dc.titleFinancing Energy Efficiency Measures for Residential Building Stock : Scaling Up Energy Efficiency in Buildings in the Western Balkans

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